Sutter County Public Health (SCPH) provides the residents of our county with access to testing from public health laboratories. Testing in Sutter County is done in partnership with local health care providers and public services. These services are coordinated through the Sutter County Public Health Communicable Disease Program. 

Phone: (530) 822-7215

Animal Rabies Testing

The Sutter Animal Services Agency receives all bite and animal incident reports and determines if rabies testing is needed. Rabies testing at an accredited public health laboratory is coordinated through Sutter County Public Health. For information to help determine if an animal requires rabies testing, please contact Sutter Animal Servies Agency. 

• Phone: (530) 822-7375
• Website: Sutter Animal Services Agency (SASA)

Human Diagnostic Laboratory Testing

Specialized disease testing at a licensed public health laboratory is available to healthcare providers in Sutter County and can be arranged through the Communicable Disease Program. This service can be used for tuberculosis outbreaks or epidemics, rare contagious diseases, or diseases that require complex testing.

Phone: (530) 822-7215

Water Testing

Water testing services are provided by the City of Yuba City Public Water/Wastewater Laboratory. Information is available at:

• Yuba City Water / Wastewater Laboratory
• 302 Burns Drive
• Yuba City, CA 95991
• 530-822-7694
• Webpage: Water / Wastewater Laboratory

Tick Identification and Testing

Tick testing for human exposures is not recommended or useful for evaluation whether a person may have been exposed to Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases. However, sometimes people want to know and have a tick examined.

For information about tick identification and testing, see the CDPH Tick Testing – Questions and Answers.